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Items with subject 'Postcards'
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Rayne and Dennis Family Collection
by Dennis Family; Rayne Family (1911 – 1960)
11 folders (1.1 linear feet)
This collection consists of material, spanning from 1911 to the 1960s, relating to the Rayne and Dennis Family. Included are a bundle postcards from 1911 to 1920s, mostly addressed to Myrtle Rayne from family and friends - most notably, her future husband David W. Dennis, cousin Willis Clark and Edward C. Smith, all who served in WWI. In addition, there are several photographs, including a black-and-white photograph labeled "The Millpond 1946," depicting young people on a frozen pond, b/w and color photographs of two boys at a bridge and possible a scenic photograph of Cypress Knee on the Pocomoke River as well as group photograph of the Whites Chapel Methodist Church Homecoming and a colored photograph of Powellville Grist Mill. The collection also contains a potholder advertising W. Howard Dennis gas station in Powellville, MD and several 1938 Dave Dennis strawberry picking coupons in quantities of 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 or 50 quarts.
Salisbury Plant Memories pamphlet
by Unknown (circa 1993)
2 folders (0.02 linear feet)
Salisbury Plant Memories pamphlet discusses the history of the Salisbury Campbell's Soup factory from 1946-1993. Additionally, there are a series of photocopied postcards from various Delmarva areas. The materials were collected by Jim Jackson.
Salisbury, MD Postcards
by Unknown (circa 1908 – 1954)
folders (0.01 linear feet)
This postcard collection is composed of various, notable sties in the city of Salisbury, MD. These sites include schools, parks, courthouses, and museums.
Scrapbook of Donald Beeson
by Beeson, Bessie (1922 – 1948)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This is a scrapbook created by Bessie and Ray Beeson, made for their son, Donald M. Beeson, between 1922 and 1948.
Scrapbook of Estella R. Venable
by Venable, Estella R. (1941 – 1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This scrapbook, created by Estella R. Venable, was created in 1945, but some of the materials within the scrapbook were made as early as 1941. The scrapbook contains ephemera such as postcards, stamps, receipts, speeches, newspaper clippings, letters, and organization documents. Many of the newspaper clippings concern World War II events.
Scrapbook of Etrope Joseph Yacks
by Yacks, Etrope Joseph (1917 – 1919)
1 box (0.5 linear feet)
This scrapbook consists of items collected by Etrope Joseph Yacks of Bay City, Michigan between 1918 and 1919. Yacks, who was a Private in the American Expeditionary Forces during the First World War, took photographs and collected postcards, as well as other ephemera, while he served overseas in France. Photographs depict soldiers in bombed areas, in addition to scenery around various cities including Paris. Ephemera includes tickets, programs, and newspaper clippings for various theatrical performances, restaurants, and other events.
Second World War German Death Cards
by Deutsches Reich (1943 – 1945)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These eight cards detail the deaths of German soldiers in the Second World War. Some of the cards are prayer cards and have pictures of Jesus Christ along with a bible verse. Each card has a picture of the soldier, their birth date, their death date, and their name.
Sharptown Postcard collection
by Unknown (1914 – 1916)
1 folder (0.01 linear feet)
The Sharptown Postcard collection contains a series of postcards and stamps of various places within Sharptown, Maryland. The postcards date between 1914-1916.
Silk-fringed Greeting Card
by Unknown (circa 1880s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
This Victorian era greeting card adorns a silk fringe. On one side it reads, "A token of affection," and the other side reads "An offering of purest love."
Soviet Russian Postcards
by Soviet Union (circa 1950s)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These 22 postcards and greeting cards were created in Soviet Russia during the 1950s and 1960s. They portray positive images of Russian society and culture through colorful illustrations.
Soviet Russian Propaganda Postcards
by Soviet Union (circa 1950 – 1985)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
These approximately 130 postcards were created in Soviet Russian between 1950 and 1985. They depict communist figures and ideals, as well as some satirical images.
Soviet Union Anti-Racist Monochrome Postcards
by Unknown (circa 1960)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
The Soviet Union Anti-Racist Monochrome Postcards are four postcards from a circa 1960 collection of postcards called "Artists Stigmatize Colonialism." The four images are of an African American man behind a barbed-wire fence and soldier, an African American girl getting ready for school who is then met by white protesters and the Ku Klux Klan outside the school, a white explorer using Africans as slaves and Africans capturing the white explorer, and a man in a mask beside a lynched African American man. All the writing is in Russian.